MIDAS 4, 192
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MIDAS 4, 192 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 21 Oct 1961 UTC via an ATLAS AGENA B launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
LMSC
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
MIDAS, Unknown motor
Mass
~1,540 kg wet, 840 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
CONE, 1.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 12 hours ago
0 MIDAS 4
1 00192U 61028A 26269.34847645 -.00000018 00000-0 -65922-2 0 9992
2 00192 95.8517 244.8951 0134310 228.5008 130.4252 8.67768079 56937Epoch: 2026-09-26T08:21Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-26T08:21:48.365Z)
Latitude
0.00007°
Longitude
114.28574°
Altitude
3,715.236 km
Speed
6.257 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 19m 34s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:38:52
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
3,757.115 km
Perigee altitude
3,488.47 km
Semi-major axis
10,000.93 km
Eccentricity
0.01343
Inclination
95.8517°
RAAN
244.8951°
Arg. of periapsis
228.5008°
True anomaly
131.58413°
Mean anomaly
130.4252°
Eccentric anomaly
131.00593°
Mean motion
2.17011 °/min
Orbital period
165.89 mins
BSTAR
-0.0065922
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Other satellites on launch #28 in the year 1961 (1961-10-21 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.MIDAS 4 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 38 mins | 2026-09-26 22:11:45.486Z | 162.41° S | 2026-09-26 22:30:45.486Z | 81.962° E | 86.298° | 2026-09-26 22:49:45.486Z | 351.643° N |
| 27 mins | 2026-09-27 01:03:45.486Z | 236.178° WSW | 2026-09-27 01:16:45.486Z | 283.441° WNW | 24.993° | 2026-09-27 01:30:45.486Z | 333.639° NNW |
| 35 mins | 2026-09-27 10:04:45.486Z | 13.892° NNE | 2026-09-27 10:21:45.486Z | 89.182° E | 62.631° | 2026-09-27 10:39:45.486Z | 173.673° S |
| 31 mins | 2026-09-27 12:48:45.486Z | 0.839° NNE | 2026-09-27 13:03:45.486Z | 301.933° NW | 41.679° | 2026-09-27 13:19:45.486Z | 238.581° WSW |
| 4 mins | 2026-09-27 15:36:45.486Z | 342.944° N | 2026-09-27 15:38:45.486Z | 336.362° NNW | 10.518° | 2026-09-27 15:40:45.486Z | 329.779° NNW |
| 4 mins | 2026-09-27 18:06:45.486Z | 26.681° NE | 2026-09-27 18:07:45.486Z | 23.443° NE | 10.464° | 2026-09-27 18:10:45.486Z | 13.742° NNE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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